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Is a Honeymoon Required for AOS?

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Nartaki   7

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I got married early this year but we couldnt go for a honeymoon due to budget issues and also we couldnt get time off as both of us are full time students.

I know the IO has asked many couples if they went on a honeymoon during the interview along with honeymoon pictures. Will a lack of a honeymoon create a problem during AOS?

We are planning to go on a honeymoon later this year after we save enough money and get some free time from our busy schedules.

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I got married early this year but we couldnt go for a honeymoon due to budget issues and also we couldnt get time off as both of us are full time students.

I know the IO has asked many couples if they went on a honeymoon during the interview along with honeymoon pictures. Will a lack of a honeymoon create a problem during AOS?

We are planning to go on a honeymoon later this year after we save enough money and get some free time from our busy schedules.

Nobody requires you to take a honeymoon. Does it provide evidence? yes. But if you have other evidence, you should be fine unless there are other problems.

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GabiandVi   34

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I got married early this year but we couldnt go for a honeymoon due to budget issues and also we couldnt get time off as both of us are full time students.

I know the IO has asked many couples if they went on a honeymoon during the interview along with honeymoon pictures. Will a lack of a honeymoon create a problem during AOS?

We are planning to go on a honeymoon later this year after we save enough money and get some free time from our busy schedules.

Gosh. I hope they aren't this picky. I suppose we had an honeymoon because we had a "destination wedding" but no one was there but us, we didn't wear wedding clothes, and worst of all or maybe in our favor, we don't even have pictures of the event to prove any of the above. I hope they are able to decide based on the sum of many different factors.

I feel like our proof makes it obvious that we have a bona fide marriage, but we have almost none of the usual proof. If they have to follow a checklist, we are screwed.

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Gosh. I hope they aren't this picky. I suppose we had an honeymoon because we had a "destination wedding" but no one was there but us, we didn't wear wedding clothes, and worst of all or maybe in our favor, we don't even have pictures of the event to prove any of the above. I hope they are able to decide based on the sum of many different factors.

I feel like our proof makes it obvious that we have a bona fide marriage, but we have almost none of the usual proof. If they have to follow a checklist, we are screwed.

Don't worry so much. They do not have a checklist that says no honeymoon, no AOS. You would have heard about it if that was the case. If you have plenty of other proof and everything else is ok, there won't be a problem.

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John and Camie   39

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We joke that we had our honeymoon in England before we came home and got married (we put the cart before the horse after eight months of being apart). :lol:

I hope you enjoy your honeymoon when you can afford to have it, Nartaki!

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tamaraincanada   0

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I got married early this year but we couldnt go for a honeymoon due to budget issues and also we couldnt get time off as both of us are full time students.

I know the IO has asked many couples if they went on a honeymoon during the interview along with honeymoon pictures. Will a lack of a honeymoon create a problem during AOS?

We are planning to go on a honeymoon later this year after we save enough money and get some free time from our busy schedules.

You will be fine. I had my interview today and she didn't once ask about a honeymoon. As long as you have other proof of a bona-fide marriage (lots of wedding photos, proof that you live together, etc etc etc) you will be just fine :)

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juliava   80

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We have been married for 1 year and a half and we haven't had a honeymoon yet. Our wedding ceremony was done at the court house and we didn't even bring wedding pictures at the interview and we got approved. The IO didn't ask anything about the wedding or honeymoon.

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Kittyfang   6

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It would be pretty silly for anyone to imply that a honey moon is a proof of marriage. What if the people don't like to travel? What if they are afraid of traveling? What if they'd rather celebrate their union by buying a 60" tv for their bedroom instead of getting drunk for a week somewhere?

We haven't had a honey moon yet and probably never will. Personally, I'd rather keep the cash and pay off my house.

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Adjustment of Status

11/03/10 ------- AoS (I-130/I-485) Package mailed out (Priority Mail)

11/07/10 ------- AoS Package received and singed for

11/10/10 ------- NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 (emails)

11/12/10 ------- NOA1 received for I-130, I-485 and I-765 (hard copies)

11/12/10 ------- Touches on I-130, I-485 and I-765

11/19/10 ------- Biometrics appointment letter received

12/06/10 ------- RFE for I-693 (I think the issue is that it was not signed. Called USCIS and will receive a letter in a few days explaining)

12/13/10 ------- Biometrics done

12/16/10 ------- EAD card in production (email)

12/20/10 ------- Received "Letter of Explanation" for RFE (Service Request to expedite my case. Called USCIS and was told to ignore that and just send in response to RFE.)

12/22/10 ------- Touch (Email for Post Decision Activity on EAD saying that a letter of approval has been mailed out)

12/24/10 ------- Received EAD in the mail

12/27/10 ------- Applied for SSN

12/31/10 ------- Received Interview letter

01/03/11 ------- Received SSN card in the mail

01/07/11 ------- Mailed out response to RFE (I-693)

01/15/11 ------- Email confirming USCIS received RFE response

01/31/11 ------- Approved!

Pre-Adjustment of Status:

2006 -------- Met Online

02/07 ------- Visited him in the U.S. for what was suppose to be a few weeks (Came in with birth certificate and health card. Health card expired a few months after)

08/07 ------- Decided to get married because we didn't want to be apart (in the U.S.)

10/10 ------- USCIS Medical Done

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